The Host
Pete Barusic
Pete Barusic is a weathering athlete and has been a Physical Therapist for 27 years and is a Geriatric Clinical Specialist and is a Certified Exercise Expert for Aging Adults. He was named the Clinician of the Year for Encompass Home Health in 2016.
Athletic Resume
7 Marathons
3 Half Ironman events
Ironman Chattanooga (2019) to Celebrate age 50
Doggettville 12 (2020) 52 miles to celebrate age 51
Future: Anxious to apply what he has learned with
the Weathered Athlete Podcast.
Clinical Work
He was part of team that presented at the American Physical Therapy Association National Conference on The GeriAthlete in 2015. He will be part of team that will be hosting a Virtual Conference in October for Physical Therapy.com as well as at APTA National Conference in 2021. His topic will be on Injury prevention and training recovery with age. The focus of the Weathered Athlete podcast will cover many topics from the perspective of a Weathered Athlete including training, in-event or race management, recovery and rehab from injury.
Charity Work
He will be entering 3rd year as a member of Team Challenge - Crohn's & Colitis. in 2019 he and 2 friends raised over $20,000. His 2 year total is $23,000